Happy Halloween

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Good/Bad Art Collective.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. '98 (maybe).
Canon AE-1.

Halloween is the best. Here are some photos from various Hallowmas celebrations over the years from the World/Inferno Friendship Society. They know how to throw a good party. This year is only the second year I've missed since 1998. It's a bit of a bummer to miss it, but these things happen.
Happy Halloween.

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Good/Bad Art Collective.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. '98.
Canon AE-1.

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Warsaw.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. 2003.
Canon AE-1.

World/Inferno Friendship Society on a boat.
East River, NYC.
Oct. 2006.
Canon AE-1.

World/Inferno Friendship Society at Good Bad Art Collective.
Brooklyn, NYC.
Oct. 1999.
Canon AE-1.

Fall Bike Ride

Fall Bike Ride.
Watchung Reservation, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim.

Fall Bike Ride

Fall Bike Ride.
Watchung Reservation, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim.

Train Station Pinhole

Train Station Pinhole.
Linden,NJ.
Feb. '08.
Diana+.

A pinhole shot of a passing train at the Linden train station with a lovely sunset in the background. I have a great fondness for pinhole photography. There's something so simple, yet complex and elegant about it at the same time. I bought the Diana+ camera for the simple task of teaching myself the basics of pinhole photography. Despite never becoming a real fan of the camera itself, I think it taught me some good basics. I took that thin thread of knowledge and tried my hand at making my own pinhole camera. That turned out well. The first roll was a sucess. The second roll was pretty good. I didn't make too many interesting photos with that roll though and it's part of the reason I haven't made any prints from that roll just yet. I've got a third roll in now, hopefully I choose better subjects this time around. The Pentax pinhole project came out really well too. I've made prints from the first roll but haven't gotten around to scanning them. One problem that came up with the Pentax though was a bit of a starburst in the dead center of every image. Some images it's more prominent than others. I'm thinking that I made the pinhole a little too big which let in a ray of direct light to the film. That's an easy thing to remedy and all part of the learning process. I'm planning on working on the Pentax over the weekend so that I can load it up with another roll of film. Should be fun.

Fall Bike Ride

Bike Ride.
Rahway Park, Rahway, NJ.
Fall 2008.
Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim

Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. I love the colors, the cool crisp air. Perfect weather for heading out on long bike rides.

Refused

Refused at some warehouse.
San Diego, CA.
Sometime in '96 maybe.

A book recently came out about '90s hardcore called Burning Fight. I haven't read it, nor do I have photos in it. So I can't really provide much insight or give a worthwhile review. But it does look like a pretty good book worth a look for those interested in hardcore. An old friend of mine, Andrew Kline, of Strife fame, is hosting a party to celebrate this Burning Fight book at his shop, Tradition out in southern California. The party takes place this saturday, Oct. 10. I'll have some photos hanging up on the wall and there will be a lots of other stuff to look at as well. It seems like a really cool event and I wish I could make it out there for it. Hopefully you can make it there. Have a good time.

The Night Marchers

The Night Marchers at Santos Party House.
NYC.
Dec. 2008.
Canon AE-1.

It's been a while since I've posted a blog. Life is hitting a bit of a rough spot and the creative juices are not flowing much. More of a trickle. Ideas are forming, plans are being made for projects, so hopefully there will be some good stuff coming up in the future. I was able to make it to the darkroom for only the second or third time this year, which means I'll finally have some more updated photos to post up here and on my flickr page. As happy as I was to spend the day in the darkroom and make up lots of pretty prints, I in no way made a dent in the amount of film I've got piling up. At last count I had 20 rolls of color film, four rolls of black and white, and now I've got one black and white and two or three rolls of color waiting to be developed. At least I'm still shooting.
In other news, I'll have some photos up in a little show starting this weekend. More on that later.


The Night Marchers at Santos Party House.
NYC.
Dec. 2008.
Canon AE-1.